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Source Samples No Closet Child or Like an Edison privs have been announced yet.

his new song "GLASS SKY" has been available for free download since 2015/09/25 and up to 2015/10/25 GLASS SKY

Guess he saw how popular Ghost were with basically the same aesthetic. ETA: LOL @ 'Visual Keithlic'

If I can continue to download them there... xD

No, you just go straight to hell.

I hope he doesn't pull a Nocturnal Bloodlust on me if I download the album

After listening to this album about a dozen times, I guess I can review it. NIHIL Nothing in this instrumental really stands out. The vocals are rather haunting and the dubstep also sounds cool but the track as a whole felt unremarkable. The transition into DOGMA is perfect, though, which is where I think the value of this track lies. Without that, I think this is one of the worst instrumentals the GazettE has done, even worse than INFUSE INTO on TOXIC, which I actually liked. DOGMA Amazing. One of the best tracks on the album. This was the song I was most excited for after hearing the album preview, and it didn't disappoint me one bit. It has just the right combination of darkness and heaviness, like 13STAIRS[-]1, which I really like. The transition from NIHIL is flawless, and the opening just sounds epic, especially with the stringed instrument. The variety of Ruki's vocals in this song also contribute to its greatness. The screams are also not overdone, and it was interesting that there wasn't really a chorus. Interesting use of female vocals at the end. RAGE Despite the shouting, I really liked this song (although that might be because this song appears earlier in the album). The piano and melodic chorus are amazing. DAWN Like a lot of the songs on this album, my feelings are mixed on DAWN. The chorus is rather interesting, and I like how it mentioned 13 stairs. However, the shouts didn't really contribute anything, I felt. I did like how Ruki laughed in the middle and the part about redefinition (how he sings it, not thematically). DERACINE I must admit that the opening for this song was amazing. I'm always a fan of nice openings, and I think it is hard for a song to be good (in my opinion) without having a good opening. With that said, the shouts detracted from the rest of the song. The [Cradle and grave] part sounded cool, but the screaming took away from it. An above-average song compared to the rest of the tracks. BIZARRE Again, a good opening. The electronic elements throughout this song made it more interesting for me, and I also liked the thing that sounded like a piano (not sure what it was). Unfortunately the screams kind of ruined it for me. I'm not against screams, but I think they should appear in heavy songs like DISCHARGE and not randomly in songs that try to be more melodic. It was also interesting that the song was about someone who committed a crime in their youth. WASTELAND After DOGMA and OMINOUS, this is my favorite track on the album. Although the guitars don't really stand out on this track, I really like how Ruki is kind of rapping in the beginning. I also really enjoyed it when he sang the shorter verses. The slow pace of the song fits and I love how there are no screams in this one. I like the solo too. With the way some of the lyrics are spoken, I think it would have been interesting if a lyric video had been made for this song. Overall a very enjoyable and unique track. The subject of this song also reminded me of 泣ヶ原, my favorite song by the GazettE. INCUBUS This track grew on me. The French is kind of random but it is interesting to see the GazettE experimenting with other languages. The "I arise to broken nights" is pretty memorable, as are the excellent female vocals. It would have been interesting if they had had the female vocals go on for longer in the end. They convey emotion effectively. This is a nice track, but not on the scale of DOGMA or OMINOUS. LUCY I thought this was one of the worst tracks on the album. It sounded too typical to me. The drumming from Kai was nice, and I liked the solo, but they aren't enough to make this song stand out. The best vocal parts for me were the single verses in the beginning and halfway through the song. GRUDGE Although this song was completely in Japanese and the shouts were minimal, I still feel it was mediocre. There wasn't any buildup of emotion. It was somewhat like a ballad and then again not quite. The random shouting part kind of ruined the song. Midway through the song, the drums seemed to drown out the guitars. I did like how the voices overlapped at the end though. Nothing special. PARALYSIS This song made me notice how Ruki's best vocals are still in Japanese. This goes for many of the songs on the album but this one made me notice it. I guess I hadn't really compared them before. Again, the shouting interfered with my enjoyment of the rest of the song. Another lackluster song. DEUX I liked the piano in this track, as well as the opening. The way Ruki says "inferno" sounded really cool. The chorus was good and I liked it as soon as I heard the album preview, but the shouts again ruin the song. For me, the highlight of the song is the long section of Japanese near the end. It was melodic and beautiful. I wish that the track had ended after that instead of adding all that gratuitous shouting at the end. It was interesting that this track and INCUBUS both mentioned closing of eyelids. I'd say this track is on par with DERACINE. BLEMISH The chorus of this song reminded me of TOMORROW NEVER DIES. My favorite part was at the end where Ruki is begging someone not to abandon him. Like in INCUBUS, I felt the emotions in the song in that part. Other than that, the other parts don't really stand out. I wonder if the "goddess" mentioned at the end has anything to do with B-side on UGLY. It would be interesting if there were some link between the two songs. OMINOUS Tied with DOGMA for best track on the album. I think they probably released a lyric video to promote the album because they knew it was the best song on it. Everything about this track just screams melody. I especially enjoyed one of the parts where Ruki finished singing and the guitar continues on from his voice. The atmosphere of this track fits the title perfectly, and the solo is amazing. I think it is interesting that both this track and DOGMA don't really have choruses. The bridge on this track is also great and the song just gives you a sense of foreboding. Before giving my final opinions, I just wanted to say that the production of this album reminded me of NIL. First, there are no images in the lyrics booklet (at least in the regular edition), which was also the case with NIL and wasn't true for albums in between. Also, the color scheme on the CD of brown and black is similar, and the fact that both albums ended with amazing tracks and not instrumentals make me wonder whether or not it is a coincidence. Just something interesting that I thought I would throw out there. Initially, I thought that the songs on this album were too similar, but after listening to it a few times I was better able to distinguish between them. Nevertheless, the fact that over half of the songs contain shouting/screaming does not help the album. I would say that this album is a step backward from BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY, although not a large step because there are a few amazing tracks. Even if BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY didn't really try to do anything thematically, at least there were several songs on it that I enjoyed. The only tracks that I can unconditionally say I enjoyed were DOGMA, RAGE, WASTELAND, and OMINOUS. Many of the other tracks have enjoyable parts, but the screams prevent me from fully enjoying them. I also think that on many of the tracks there was a distinctive lack of melody. I was fine with RAGE because early on, the combination of screams and melody still seemed fresh but it grew repetitive after a while. The biggest thing I don't like about this album is that while many of the songs are heavy (or try to be), only a few of the tracks succeed at being dark or dim. This is more of a personal preference, but my favorite tracks from the GazettE (besides Defective Tragedy) all have one of those qualities. For example, 13STAIRS[-]1 is dark and heavy, and I think DOGMA emulated those qualities quite well. 千鶴 and 泣ヶ原 are examples of what I consider dim, and we get something similar in OMINOUS. When I heard that the theme of the GazettE's project had the words darkness and ominous, I was stoked. And when I heard OMINOUS, I was extremely excited for this album. But when I finally heard it, it was a disappointment, because to me only a couple of the songs had the qualities that were advertised. I guess what I am trying to say is that if the whole album had gone with replicating the atmosphere in DOGMA and/or OMINOUS in the other tracks, it would have been an amazing album. I'm not sure what to expect with UGLY, but since it is being promoted under the auspices of OMINOUS YEAR, it would be nice if it could have at least one song with the atmosphere of DOGMA or OMINOUS. At the very least I hope they take out the excessive screams.

Okay, I haven't been around this thread for years now, and I mean it literally. I remember when I was younger this thread was full of hot people from all over the damn world, and so is now judging for what i've seen... This is me, like it or not...

I just take new because was my birthday... Im still young oh thanks (I feel with 15 years hahaha)

Last minute thrown together look for a con a few days ago

ジン(zin) new maxi single "この好きはどういう好きなのかもはやわからないけど好きなのです。" will be released at 2015/11/04 (2 TYPE) TYPE A (1,944yen) will include CD (2 songs)+DVD (including "この好きはどういう好きなのかもはやわからないけど好きなのです。" PV), and TYPE B (1,620yen) will include CD (4 songs) only

Hello everyone I am very good evening new to this forum I've been listening to visual kei since 2010 I like to listen D.I.D. Grieva THE BLACK SWAN THE PIASS VARYL XODIACK DEATHGAZE AvelCain MeteoroiD. MORRIGAN I have original cd store CDJapan Aicle. AWOI SUZAKU TOMODACHI I'm very friendly

Naw I just eat things straight out of the tin as they are. Raw vegetables, rice and no seasoning beyond salt and pepper on the meat. If it's a good day I'll soak everything in tabasco. The only variety I allow myself for dinner is different vegetables and salmon instead of chicken. Can't be arsed to do recipes.

You're welcome

After hearing DECAYS and Sukekiyo, it is so clear that influence that Kaoru has on the bands sound. It is why he has always been my favorite member as I know the dark and agressive sound is cultivated mostly by his musical direction. When it comes to choosing remakes, I was suprised that 深い [Fukai] vs. (the Code of Vulgarism version) wasn't listed. I honestly love both versions of that song, and to this day it is one of my favorite Diru B-Sides, mostly because that was the height of my Diru obsession when I was in High school in Japan. For that reason, many of my most nostalgic and beloved songs come from the 鬼葬 [Kisou] - WTD era, but I still love their new and old songs too. I never understood all the hate for MOAB - Songs like 艶かしき安息、躊躇いに微笑み [Namamekashiki Ansoku, Tamerai ni Hohoemi], 凌辱の雨 [Ryoujoku no Ame], and The Pledge are some of my Diru favorites - and just becasue the band dabbled in Metalcore after the Family values tour doesn't mean they executed it poorly - I'll never forget the energy of The Fatal Beliver as the opening song when I saw them at the NYC Inward Scream show. It is hard choosing favorites amongst the massive discog they have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hO3utifSVk

If Joseph Prince can do it - Pope Francis can do it. Me approves

At war against flavor. The disposable special.

The important question remain, do type A, B or C come with the PV? I expect a making of DVD and a privilege signed photocard if I buy them all.

SUI & MIZALY session SET-LIST at 2015/09/25: 01.ナイフ(knife) (La'Mule) 02.Nightmarish... (凛(lin)) 03.百花繚乱(hyakkaryouran) (MIRAGE) 04.壇場の棘(danjou no toge) (CELL)

Great!

Looks like someone crossed a cyber goff with a scene kid…

all bands steal from each other--pretty much every visual band in the late 00's ripped off a few DEG songs, get over it. guilt trip has its own merits too, i like the bass line a lot more than zakuro. jin is active in The Black Swan ray is active in DEAD CHILDREN san is active in BLACK GENE FOR THE NEXT SCENE yuu is retired from bands as far as i can tell.

Since this single is rarez now, I was hoping I wouldn't like either track. As much as I love AvelCain, I'm fucking done with live-limited bullshit. But 過食症 is pretty cool and really weird, and I really like 紅ーべにー a lot and can see that one being a favourite, so... Fuck whoever is to blame for this single being live-limited. Seriously! Fuck whoever that person was.

wish i knew LMFAO @ THEM PANTS TF ARE THOSE PLEASE GET OUT WIITH THOSE FUCKIN DISCO PANTS LMAOOOOO

I would bet they would be expensive... I hope you manage to find a good one though! and it's actually not very poseable at all, which saddens me deeply because I figured it would be when I got it... The only things that move are the jaw and the tail, and even the tail only wiggles a bit. It's still cute though, so oh well!

This man is asking the important questions.

Para:noir > D.I.D. tbh but I'll take what I can get.

The only thing that sucks more than this singer is their photoshop skills.

Beni is more or less the dark-rock version of this:

My favorite song of theirs in awhile...so...if this will be their direction from now on...I'm for it. 5/5

...i interrupted my lecture for this LOL that was oddly poppy...? i love the old school influence but heavy avelcain is the only avelcain!

This was better when I couldn't understand what he was saying

And here it is, Abbath's first song. Sounds a bit like Immortal, I'm okay with this.

I do not. I read an article yesterday about how the newer generation of youth do not even know what love is. The 80s and 90s babies have been brainwashed, so to say, with what love even is. The media's portrayal of love has obviously been poured into a seismic swamp. The Snapchat children send dick pics thinking that'll attract someone to bang. That's not love. I've hand a handful of meaningful long relationships that have lasted more than a year at a time but the constant dread of being cheated on (or me cheating on them) ultimately take tolls. No one has security and trust anymore and I ultimately cannot believe in true love. Not in this day and age anymore.

@@Delkmiroph: You have a shirt on!

"AMELIE" [track list] 01.PAIN PAIN 02.ENVY 03.addict 04.CANDY SET-LIST at 2015/09/17: 01.ENVY 02.PAIN PAIN 03.BOOM BOOM 04.DUST BUNNY 05.addict 06.CANDY

Sometimes I wish I had straight black hair because of him.

I haven't done a straightforward cosplay of a specific vk guy in a while, but I do wear the style in general, so I'm definitely inspired by stuff like this: and my actual look:

For me it would have to be Lamiel, Blast, Deadman, and Sugar. If necromancy is allowed, then Kagrra.

This is so similar to deathgaze that cdjapan sent me an email saying its a new release from from deathgaze

XD Yeah! Everyone must reach a Blackdoll level of "en-lycaon-ment" before making jazzy VK comparisons. (not something that is possible)

D'espairs Ray Kagrra, I'll also miss DuelJewel, they are going to disband in February(2016). I know they are underrated but I think they're a great band, they were the first visual kei band to play overseas, that was in 2002. As long as we keep listening to these great bands, their music will never die.

My favorite part is when he puts his bass down to play air bass to his part. Lmao.

I was expecting something heavy, but the music is great nonetheless! Dada's jazz/swing/bigband songs are always on point!